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From Blue and Tan to Green and Gold

Alex McMurray
English 10 period 9
Mrs. Shea
November 24 2014

Abstract
This paper explores the history of the Green Bay Packers from start to now. It will include things like the records held by the players and the team. It will also have information like their 27 pro football hall of famers, the 13 World Championships and the numerous records held. In addition this paper will also address there three rivals the Bears, Lions, and the Vikings.

Lombardi was a cruel, kind, tough, gentle, miserable, wonderful man, who I often hate, often love and always respect("Packer Quotes"). Packers have a very rich history including 13 World Championships and 22 Pro Football Hall of Famers. …show more content…

They played against amuture teams from Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. Lambeau, a shipping clerk for the Indian Packing Company, convinced his employer to donate money for the uniforms and, in the process, lent the nickname “Packers” to the team(The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica, "Green Bay Packers (American football team)"). With Lambeau serving as head coach, in 1921, the Packers entered the American Professional Football Association, which a year later would become the NFL(The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica, "Green Bay Packers (American football team)"). However, the team struggled with financial problems to the point of having to forfeit an entire season. In 1923, the team became a publicly owned non profit corporation supported by the people of Wisconsin and has remained so ever since(The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica, "Green Bay Packers (American football …show more content…

Smiley was a Packer from 1940-1941 The guard and linebacker from the University of Georgia never scored a touchdown in the National Football League or earned All-Pro recognition(HENDRICKS, "'Smiley' gave all for Packers, country"). Johnson was simply a solid young reserve on coach Earl "Curly" Lambeau's teams yet Johnson holds a special place in Green Bay lore as the only Packer to give his life in service to his country. A display at the entrance to the Green Bay Packers' Hall of Fame honors Johnson, a U.S. Marine who fought in World War II and was killed in Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945(HENDRICKS, "'Smiley' gave all for Packers, country"). According to a Green Bay Press-Gazette story, Johnson was involved in fierce fighting on the South Pacific island when a shell exploded and the flying fragments struck him(HENDRICKS, "'Smiley' gave all for Packers, country")."Johnson lay on the ground as Navy corpsmen rushed to his side," Scott Venci wrote. "Instead of pleading for help, Johnson pointed to the other Marines who had been hit and told the corpsmen to save them first(HENDRICKS, "'Smiley' gave all for Packers,

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